School Bell

Current Issues in Education

Many issues now affect schools and library media programs. The challenge for teacher librarians is

not only staying current themselves but also providing information to their colleagues as an information

specialist. The pathfinders listed below are an effort to provide resources and information on a variety of topics

that impact schooling today. These pathfinders were developed by graduate students in the SCILS program

at Rutgers University.

Click on the links below to access a specific pathfinder.

PATHFINDERS ON CURRENT ISSUES_SUMMER 2009

Inclusion

Inquiry Learning

LMP and Standards-Based Education

Parental Involvement

Social Networking

PATHFINDERS ON CURRENT ISSUES_FALL 2008

After School Employment

Bullying

Full Day Kindergarten

Knowledge Explosion

Technology Issues for Educators

PATHFINDERS CREATED IN SUMMER 2008

Changing Values in Society

Economic Diversity

Educational Philosophies

Immigrant Children

Racism

Substance Abuse

Violence in Schools